Cowboys seem content with cornerbacks

ARLINGTON – Early mock drafts this offseason linked Nebraska CB Prince Amakumara to the Cowboys and the ninth overall pick.

But there have been reports that Dallas isn’t in love with Amakumara, and comments by executive vice president Stephen Jones seem to support them.

After the club’s pre-draft news conference Tuesday, Jones said he believes corners Terence Newman and Mike Jenkins will recover from their disappointing 2010 seasons.

The Cowboys had one of the worst pass defenses in the league thanks in large part to poor corner play.

“We feel good about it, and you take their full body of work over their careers,” Jones said. “Obviously Jenkins’ (career) is much shorter, but he’s played good football (overall). (New defensive coordinator) Rob (Ryan) has taken a long hard look at him and he feels very comfortable with them…We have a lot of comfort they can come back and be very productive.”

If the Cowboys do draft for help in the defensive backfield, it will be at the safety spot, Jones indicated. As it stands now, the Cowboys have four corners: Newman, Jenkins, Orlando Scandrick and Bryan McCann. But Jones said the club is looking at returning free safety Alan Ball to cornerback.

“As we sit here, we’re going to have everybody back,” Stephen Jones said. “McCann played well for us and made some big plays during the year for us. We’re looking at putting Ball back at corner, so we got five corners there that have all played in games and played well to some degree.”

If the expected run at quarterbacks takes place Thursday (seven are expected to be among the first 40 picks), it could push UCLA safety Rahim Moore to the Cowboys at No. 40 in the second round.